Combined corn-sheller and wash-board



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J. M. STUKES &. 0. P. REID.

COMBINED CORN SHELLER AND WASH BOARD.

Patented Jan. 29, 1889..

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UNITED STATES PATENT EErcE.

JOHN MARION STUKES AND OLIVER PHILLIP REID, ()1? AGUILASES, TEXAS.

COMBINED CORN SHELLER AND WASH BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,902, dated January 29, 1889. v

Serial No. 281,521. (No model.)

To all whom ii may concern.-

Be it known ihatwc, .loHN MARION S'rUKEs and OLIVER PHlLLIP REID, citizens of the United States, residing at. Aguilases, in the county of Encinal and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a (oinbincd (orniheller and \Vash- Board; and we do hereby declare that the fol lowing is a full, clear, and exact desm'iption of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in corn-shellcrs, and has for its object to provide a corn sheller, which, when desired, can be readily converteifl into a wash-board. \Ve combine in the one device the two useful :urticles, and thus accomplish a great saving in space.

The novelty resides in the peculiar combinations and the construction, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described,shown in the drawings, and then particularly pointed out in the ap n-nded claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved device in posit-ion for use as a cornsheller. l ig. 3 is a similar view of the same adapted as a wash-board. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the line .1 05 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the frame, which in details of construction similar to the frames of ordinary wash-boards, comprising side boards, a top crossbar, a bottom crossbar, a, and a partition, 71, above the top crossbar to form a soap-receptacle, and a spatterboard, B, which extends over the frame on all sides, as shown. Between the side hoards of this frame is secured a backing, C, to the outer face of which are seen red the rods D, the ends of which are secured in the said side bars, as

shown.

E is a vertical. strip scoured centrally between the side bars on the opposite side of 3 the backing C and extendingfrom the top cross bar to and resting upon the bottom crossbar. This vertical strip is about one inch thick, and to the outer edge thereof are secured, preferably by passing through holes therein, the rods 11, the ends of which are secured in the side bars of the frame. These bars are arranged about one-half inch apart, and itwill be seen that they are some distance from the backing 0, so as to provide room for the corn to fall down behind the wires into a suitable receptacle (not shown) placed be neath the frame.

G are legs pivoted at one end to the side bars of the frame, to one side of the center of the length thereof, and H are brace-rods pivoted at their lower ends to the legs of the side bars and at their other ends provided with elongated slots 7!, which engage pins L on the legs G, so that the said legs and ln'acerods may be readily Folded up against the sidebars when desired.

In practice, when itis desired to useawashboard, the frame is placed in thc tubwith the side shown in Fig. 2 outermost, which makes a good rubbing-board. For coarse clothessuch as thick under-clothes-the other side maybe used, if desired. \Vhcn to be used for slnelling corn, the board reversed, as shown in Fig. l, and the legs extended, which holds the board in the position shown in Fig. 1, when the corn may be shelled by rubbing the ears upon the wires, as will be readily understood. The kernels as they are rubbed from the car fall behind the wires or rods and readily fall down behind the same.

\Ve do not clai 1n, broadly, a reversible washboard, as we are aware that such is not new.

\Vhat we claim as new is- 1. The combination, with the frame, the backing, and the rods 'D upon one side of said backing, of the vertical strip E and the rods l secured thereto near the outer face thereof upon the opposite side of said lilac-king, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The device described, consisting of the frame, the backing, the transverse rods secured to said lmcking upon one side thereof, the vertical. strip upon the opposite side of 1 said strip, and the transverse rods F, secured to the outer edge of said strip, the pivoted 1 legs, and the bars 1H, pivoted at one end to the side bars of the frame and at the other pro- In testimony that we claim the above we vided with elongated slots engaging pins on have hereunto subscribed our names in the the legs, substantially as shown and described, presence of witnesses. and for the purpose specified. i r

5 3. As an'improved article of manufacture, JOHN MARION STUKES.

a corn-sheller consisting of a suitable frame OLIVER PHILLIP REID. and a backing, a strip secured centrally between the side bars of the frame parallel \Vitnesses:

therewith, and the transverse rods F, held in THOS. P. HARTLEY, 10 said side bars and strip E at a distance from A. lVINSLOW,

said backing, substantially as shown and de- THos. RYAN.

scribed, and for the purpose specified. 

